Suspected Salem scam artist says prison bad for his health

A 53-year-old Salem man awaiting trial in prison on charges he bilked people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars online said he isn’t getting medications he needs.

Rance Carli appeared Thursday in New London Superior Court with his attorney, Salvatore Bonanno. At the appearance, Judge Hillary Strackbein agreed to send an order to the Department of Correction saying that the prescriptions were needed.

Carli is accused of selling on the Internet non-existent cars and motorcycles or vehicles he didn’t own or buying vehicles online without paying for them.

He is held at Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center in Montville on $1.32 million bail. Carli has been in prison since Aug. 13.